title: Experimental implant communication of high data rate video using an ultra wideband radio link.
abstract: Ultra wideband (UWB) is one of the radio technologies adopted by the IEEE 802.15.6™-2012 standard for on-body communication in body area networks (BANs). However, a number of simulation-based studies suggest the feasibility of using UWB for high data rate implant communication too. This paper presents an experimental verification of said predictions. We carried out radio transmissions of H.264/1280×720 pixels video at 80 Mbps through a UWB multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MB-OFDM) interface in a porcine chirurgical model. The results demonstrated successful transmission up to a maximum depth of 30 mm in the abdomen and 33 mm in the thorax within the 4.2-4.8 GHz frequency band.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chávez-Santiago
authors.forename: Ilangko
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Balasingham
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bergsland
authors.forename: Wasim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zahid
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takizawa
authors.forename: Ryu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Huan-Bang
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020007:Implants, Experimental; D011846:Radio Waves; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D013552:Swine; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D059015:Wireless Technology